Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 3.96.60

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तज्जडानां परं विद्धि जडं येनोच्यते मनः ।
न चावगच्छति जडं मनो यस्य हि चेतनम् ॥ ६० ॥

tajjaḍānāṃ paraṃ viddhi jaḍaṃ yenocyate manaḥ |
na cāvagacchati jaḍaṃ mano yasya hi cetanam || 60 ||

Know him as the dullest of beings, who thinks the mind to be a dull material substance; and whose gross understanding cannot understand the nature of the Intellect.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.96.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tajja, Param, Para, Jada, Yena, Yah, Yat, Ucyat, Mana, Manas, Shati, Shatin, Yasya, Cetana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.96.60). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “tajjaḍānāṃ paraṃ viddhi jaḍaṃ yenocyate manaḥ ”
tajja -
tajja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tajja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ḍānām -
ḍa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

ḍā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
viddhi -
viddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
jaḍam -
jaḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jaḍa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

jaḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yeno -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “na cāvagacchati jaḍaṃ mano yasya hi cetanam ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avag -
√vac (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
acch -
ad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śati -
śatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śatin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
jaḍam -
jaḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jaḍa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

jaḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
cetanam -
cetana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cetana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

cetanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]